What is Carol Kooistra's specialty?

Carol Kooistra (NPI 1598741837) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Spartanburg, SC.

Where does Carol Kooistra practice?

Carol Kooistra practices in Spartanburg, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598741837.

How much does Medicare pay Carol Kooistra?

Carol Kooistra (NPI 1598741837) received approximately $4.0M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,955 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598741837

Carol KooistraMD

PRACTICECAROL NICHOLS & CAROL KOOISTRASee all providers at this practice →

NeurologySpartanburg, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,324

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

38,479

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.1M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 198 Neurology providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 821).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,814

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.7M

Distinct drugs

100

Brand share

30.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin367 claims

Donepezil Hcl354 claims

Levetiracetam274 claims

Clonazepam271 claims

Duloxetine Hcl258 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$5K

Payment records

224

By payment type

Food and Beverage$5K

Education$117

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$5K

Education$117

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Carol Kooistra's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 150 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PARNES, NEIL	208	480
Michael Enright Diagnostic Radiology · Spartanburg, SC	184	422
KAVANAGH, JOSEPH	143	283
KURKJIAN, JOSEPH	140	310
David Pelino Diagnostic Radiology · Spartanburg, SC	132	368
Kelan Brown Diagnostic Radiology · Spartanburg, SC	131	266
WARREN, LAWRENCE	99	172
David Rodak Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Spartanburg, SC	85	152
James Haswell Diagnostic Radiology · Columbia, SC	84	174
Joan Burkhardt Diagnostic Radiology · Spartanburg, SC	72	159
David Ike Cardiology · Spartanburg, SC	69	154
Jason Kelly Diagnostic Radiology · Spartanburg, SC	65	128

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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